About Davina
Davina was born in England, in the 1970s, on the other side of the world from her parents’ home country of Cambodia. When the Killing Field atrocities of the Khmer Rouge made it impossible for her parents to return to Cambodia, Davina grew up in England and Wales among a rare demographic of fewer than a thousand British Cambodians.
Davina now lives in California. She is still adjusting to American life.
Davina’s Writing
In a time where refugees and immigrants are often frowned upon or looked down upon with sadness and pity, Davina’s storytelling aims to tell a different side. What happens ‘behind the scenes’, the reuniting of families and/or when cultures crossover? How does one attempt to understand intergenerational trauma and not let it fully define them?
Davina’s essay Trying to Explain Genocide to a Six-Year-Old was selected as runner-up for the Kenyon Review Short Non-Fiction Contest.
A Love Letter to My Mac Yeay, her tribute to her maternal grandmother, was chosen by Roxane Gay as a finalist for The Audacity’s love letter contest.
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